Gold Coast Jetpack

If you’ve ever wanted to fly or be like James Bond for just a while, you should head to the nearest Jetpack Adventures.

Charli was bursting to show Getaway a fun activity, and of course it’s on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

If you’ve ever wanted to fly or be like James Bond for just a while, you should head to the nearest Jetpack Adventures. It will probably be the most exciting, most adrenalin pumping, death-defying experience you will find anywhere.

The 270 horsepower carbon fibre system was developed in Germany and Andrew Enriques, Manager of Gold Coast Jetpack Adventures, says there is a simple science behind the pastime.

Hundreds of litres of water are redirected to the jet nozzles which creates thrust and you can fly as high as 10 metres! Charlie said it took a little while to get the hang of it, but once she did it gave the feeling of flying and even walking on water.

Hovering high above the waterways while strapped to a high-powered water jetpack is beyond description and more good news is that you can go solo or take a two-flight pack. Be airborne in a couple of minutes and thrill at travelling up to 45kph.

Of course there is some land-based training with an experienced instructor before gearing up in wetsuit, gloves, boots and walkie-talkie helmet. You might be amazed at how quickly you feel sufficiently confident to do a bit of turning and manoeuvring in the air.

Jetpack is just one of the experiences on offer. There’s also the Jetovator which is similar to riding a bike in mid-air while being propelled by a jet hose. It has hand-controls and is easy to manoeuvre.

Then there’s the Flyboard. Your feet are strapped into boots which are attached to a board, similar to a snowboard. It’s a real buzz having power literally at your feet! It’s a little weird to begin with as the instructor has you doing little dolphin dives out of the water, then all of a sudden it clicks and you find yourself launching metres into the air.

All adventures are great fun and almost without fail, everyone wishes they had a Jetpack at home to be on time, avoid traffic jams and seeing everything from on high.

Location

Flying above the Gold Coast with Jetpack.

Cost

JetPack Adventures’ 45 minutes of fun starts at $99. Equipment, training and a guaranteed 15 minutes in the air are included. Jetpack can also be enjoyed on the Sunshine Coast, The Whitsundays, Sydney, the New South Wales Central Coast and Perth.